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Wilma Dykeman Birthday Celebration

JOIN US as we celebrate with refreshments and a final report about public art for the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP).

There will be river trivia! Plus live performances. And cake!

This free event is open to the public.

** About Wilma Dykeman **
Wilma Dykeman warned us all of pollution in the French Broad River in her 1955 book “The French Broad.” It was a clarion call to respect our natural world, issued seven years before Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” and the first case ever made that clean water is good for the economy. Wilma also pioneered in the areas of civil rights, women’s rights (including birth control), Appalachian Studies, and GMO’s. She was born on May 20, 1920, just north of Asheville at the head of Beaverdam valley. She died in 2006 at the Keever Solace Center off Sweeten Creek Road. Between these Buncombe County bookends, she lived an extraordinary life filled with books and writing, learning and laughter, social debate and family nurture.

Kickin’ It Karate Camp (7-16yrs)

Monday – Thursday 8:00am–12:00pm (Drop off 7:30 – 8:00 am & Pick up by 12:15 pm)

Camp 1: June 13-16

Camp 2: July 11-14

All Skill Levels

Intensive Karate Training Sessions – Introduction to a Martial Arts Weapon – Karate Games, Fun Videos, a Thursday Movie

Includes a FREE Karate Camp T-Shirt

SPACE IS LIMITED – SO REGISTER TODAY!

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FREE Summer Movie Series

Free family friendly movies at 10am every Tues, Wed & Thursday!

Different G and PG rated films for 10 weeks over the summer.

• FREE Admission • All Ages & Groups Welcome 

• Doors open at 9:00 AM • Special Kiddie Meal Available 

Seating Limited to Auditorium Capacity – No Purchase Necessary

Current Feature Films Not Included in Free Admission

All titles rated PG unless otherwise noted

06/07 – 06/09 Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Hotel Transylvania 2
06/14 – 06/16 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Goosebumps
06/21 – 06/23 Penguins of Madagascar Smurfs 2
06/28 – 06/30 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2
07/05 – 07/07 Home The Lego Movie
07/12 – 07/14 The Croods Horton Hears A Who (G)
07/19 – 07/21 How To Train Your Dragon 2 Book of Life
07/26 – 07/28 Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip The Peanuts Movie (G)
08/02 – 08/04 Turbo Epic
08/09 – 08/11 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Puss In Boots

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Summer Art Camp (6-12yrs)

June 19th-23rd or July 17th-21st, 12:00pm-3:00pm

 

Two different weeks of pottery painting, glass fusing, mosaics, working with clay, canvas painting and so much more! Each day will be filled with cool projects, techniques, awesome crafts, and just plain fun! You can sign up for a whole week, or for just a few days.

Barn Dance

Swing into Spring at Project HNG’s 2025 Barn Dance!

Dust off your boots and grab your dancing partner — Project HNG is hosting its Spring Barn Dance, and you won’t want to miss it! Join us for an evening of live music, square dancing, and good old-fashioned fun. Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or a first-timer, our caller will have everyone moving and grooving in no time!

But the fun doesn’t stop on the dance floor – we’ll also have a raffle and a live auction featuring fantastic prizes, most of which are donated by local businesses. All proceeds will help Project HNG work toward its mission to make farm and equine education accessible to all.

Come hungry, because the Garage BBQ food truck will be on site serving up tasty eats, and we’ll have craft beer from Whistle Hop to keep your spirits high. Plus, the Hickory Nut Gap Farm Store will be open for part of the evening, so you can browse and shop between dances.

Enjoy the springtime weather and join a community coming together for a meaningful cause. Kick up your heels on the dance floor, bid on amazing auction items, test your luck in the raffle, and treat yourself to fantastic food and drinks!

Adults: $20 at the door ($18 presale)
Kids: $10 at the door ($8 presale)
Kids 5 years and younger attend for free

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run for Kids’ Sake 10 Mile and 5K

Run for Kids’ Sake 10-mile and 5K traverses the scenic trails on the campus of Warren Wilson College in beautiful Swannanoa (about 15 minutes east of downtown Asheville). The course is almost entirely off public streets. Enjoy pastures, creeks, woods, and enthusiastic volunteers along the course!

No dogs or strollers due to the terrain. This event raises critical funds for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Asheville and Buncombe County. See you at the starting line!

Big thanks to our sponsors: Jus’ Running, ENO, and Blue Ridge Foot Centers.

Event schedule:

Date and Time: Saturday, June 11 8:30 10-mile; 8:45 5K

Pre-registration and Packet pick-up: Friday, June 10 5:00-7:00
United Way building 50 S. French Broad Ave. Asheville, NC 28801

Day of Registration: Saturday, June 11 7:00-7:45 a.m. at the race start

Live Music Thursday

Hear ye, hear ye!!! We will be hosting LIVE MUSIC here on Thursdays!!! Mark your calendars and expect an awesome time & featured beverages.

Family Friendly! Bring the kids! Join us for good tunes and great food!

May 12th: Brie Capone Acoustic set

70’s Disco Dance Party Cancer Benefit for Tami-Lu!

There will be alcohol sold at the bar but this is a family friendly event!

 

You all know her and love her…she’s that energetic spirit that sings, creates, dances, and makes people laugh hysterically! Asheville local Tami-Lu Barry was diagnosed with Stage 4b Cervical Cancer in September 2015. She had a full hysterectomy and endured 6 months of intensive chemotherapy. After this traumatizing experience and emotional hardship, Tami-Lu is not feeling as alive as we remember her. Now that she is in remission, our top priority is getting her back to her artistically expressive and confidently animated self and to keep this nasty Cancer from coming back! With your help we will be able to purchase prescriptions, supplements and vitamins, herbs, preventative integrative medication, and many other miscellaneous health items that will help her on her road to recovery and future Cancer prevention. Come help support her in this struggle and celebrate her life!
If you cannot make the event and would still like to donate to the fund go to www.youcaring.com/WeLoveYouTamiLu

5pm: Free Flow Band
The Free Flow Band members are the the guardians of funk, and an irresistible dance party that draws fans from across generations and social groups and if you ask their fans, they will tell you Free Flow is a dance band that doesn’t try to sound like anyone but Free Flow. Free Flow’s line up of musicians reads like a who’s who of the best funk bands ever to grace North Carolina: Kazual Collins, Lil’ Rog, Black Note, and LT. “Our mission is to get people on the dance floor,” the members of the Free Flow Band proclaimed during a recent interview, almost in unison. And if you’ve seen them perform, you know that they meet that mission, night after night.
-Ami Worthen, Mountain Xpress

6:30pm: Skinny Legs & All reunion
Originating as a jam band elective at Evergreen Community Charter School, Skinny Legs and All began their music career as middle school kids. With their blues-rock, funk, and soul music they went on to record and release 3 albums, play Asheville’s Bele Chere, the Lake Eden Arts Festival, Jacksonville Beach’s Springing the Blues Festival, and were sent to perform at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis by The Southern Fried Blues Society. They performed for over seven years together and were Mountain Xpress’s WNC “Best Of” winners multiple years in a row. Lead singer Jesse Barry was a contestant on American Idol in 2010 and is now performing with her current band Jesse Barry and The Jam.

8pm: Jesse Barry and The Jam with special guests:
Peggy Ratusz, Henry Westmoreland (Hank West & The Smokin’ Hots, Firecracker Jazz Band, Empire Strikes Brass), Jerome Widenhouse (Firecracker Jazz Band, Empire Strikes Brass), Earl Sachais (Firecracker Jazz Band), CaroMia Tiller (Siamese Jazz Club, Goldie & The Screamers), Daniel Iannucci, Simon George (Siamese Jazz Club), Phill Bronson (Siamese Jazz Club, Tuesday Night Funk Jam), Micah Thomas, Aaron Price, Robert Geisler (Jim Arrendell & The Cheap Suits), Sean Anderson (Virginia & The Slims), Kelly Jones, Brian Beall, Paula Nelson, Evalina Everidge, & Jenna Jaspreet

Tickets:
$20 in advance – call 828-669-0816 to be put on the advance reserved list
$25 at the door
$15 ages 16 and under
Food from Moe’s Original BBQ and Mellow Mushroom included in ticket price!

Raffles prizes include gift certificates to your favorite local restaurants and more surprises!

There will be a silent auction of Tami-Lu’s original artwork in which all proceeds go directly to the artist herself!

Dress up in your best 70’s inspired outfit and sing along to your favorite tunes of the decade!!

Family Friendly Painting Class: “Van Gogh’s Sunflower” (7+yrs)

Family Friendly!
Ages 7+

ONLINE RESERVATIONS – YOUR CREDIT CARD WILL BE PROCESSED AND ALL FEES PAID AT COMPLETION OF THIS ONLINE RESERVATION. Reservations not guaranteed until payment is made.

SPECIAL REQUESTS/SEATING: If you’re coming with others, but making reservations separately, give us your group’s name or point person in the Special Request box-we’ll seat you together!

If you have any other special requests, questions, or considerations, please send over an email to studio197@paintingwithatwist.com as we often do not look at seating notes until the day of the event.

Class will start at designated time so be sure to arrive 10-15 minutes early to get uncorked, smocked & in your seat! If you’re LATE, you may not be able to paint and you will be subject to removal from class and given a store credit.

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY: NO REFUNDS. A store credit will be given for individuals canceling with at least 48 hours notice. “No shows” with no notification will NOT be issued store credit. Groups of 5 or more must cancel 3 days before the date of the class. (Please leave a voice message if calling after hours: 11-6 M-F, 828-676-2607)

Classes are subject to cancellation if not enough reservations are made. To make sure your class is not cancelled, reserve your seat online or call the studio to reserve your seat.

Painting with a Twist reserves the right to cancel classes for unforeseen circumstances. Cancelled classes will be issued refunds or store credits.

*BYOB (Bring Your Own Beverage)* Beer or Wine only. You can also bring whatever food and snacks you’d like! We provide cups for drinking & wine/bottle openers. We do NOT provide ice or utensils.

The Muses of Terpsicorps take the Stage!

JOIN US FOR TERPSICORPS’ ANNUAL KICK OFF EVENT!
On Saturday, May 11th at 7:30pm the pre-professional wing of Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance presents an exciting evening of classical and contemporary dance performed by up and coming young dancers at the Diana Wortham Theatre. The Muses is composed of students ages 11- high school who study at The Academy at Terpsicorps, under the direction of Heather Maloy, artistic director of Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance. Also includes the Petite Muses, the Academy’s young but focused students just embarking on serious dance training journey. Tickets are on sale soon.

Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance expanded its mission in September of 2015 to include the already thriving dance school. Classes are offered to students of all ages and skill levels, but the Academy takes special pride in their pre-professional division program. This program is comprised of a small group of talented and focused young dance artists on their way to professional careers in the field of ballet and modern dance. With 20+ hours of diverse dance styles and cross training a week, the program is specially designed to give them everything they need to compete in today’s concert dance world.

Classical works will include world premieres by resident choreographer Heather Maloy and faculty member Karen Ninos-Carpenter, as well as excerpts from the classical ballets, “The Sleeping Beauty” by Marius Petipa, and “Coppélia”, by Arthur Saint-Léon.

Contemporary works will include excerpts from Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance favorites, “The Waiting Room” and “Hunger”, by Heather Maloy as well as new works by Vanessa Owen, Jeff Ewing and Heather Maloy.

Eighteen of Maloy’s former students have been accepted into the UNC School of the Arts’ high school or college dance program, arguably one of the finest and most competitive in the nation, as well as into the prestigious dance programs at Boston Conservatory, Florida State University, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Alvin Ailey School in NY. Former students of Maloy have gone on to perform professionally with the Charlotte Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Carolina Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Elephant in the Black Box in Madrid, Spain, Basel Ballet in Basel, Switzerland, Ballett Mannheim in Germany, Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Lucky Plush Productions and Cocodaco Dance Project in Chicago, Lydia Johnson Dance Company in NYC, Staibdance and T. Lang Dance in Atlanta.

Click here for more information about the students and the pre-professional division of the Academy. http://www.terpsicorps.org/muses

 

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